by Noreen Boyle | May 31, 2022 | International
High hopes were pinned on the latest capelin season in Iceland. For years the capelin stock had been in poor condition but then came the good news. The stock had recovered, and the pelagic industry was heading for the largest capelin season in 20 years, a total of...
by Niall Duffy | May 2, 2022 | News, UK
A Shetland pelagic fisherman has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling for the UK to take action over Russian midwater freezer trawlers fishing for blue whiting in the UK’s shared zone with the Faroe Islands. Colin Leask, who is the 1st Mate of the Shetland...
by Niall Duffy | Mar 31, 2022 | Featured Article, International, News
There is absolute shock and genuine anger in Killybegs tonight as over 60 workers sent home due to failure to allowa Danish vessel land fish into port CEO of the IFPO, Brendan Byrne has slammed the attitude and instrangience of the SFPA to accommodate a landing of...
by Niall Duffy | Jul 21, 2020 | Research
Fish have long been part of the human diet and often considered as ‘brain food’. Recent research in this area suggests that eating fish is good for early brain development and may also prevent many brain-related conditions. Our ocean may also offer a vast...
by Niall Duffy | Oct 25, 2019 | International, News
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed TD today welcomed the agreement reached in London between the European Union, Norway, the Faroe Islands and Iceland regarding the Blue Whiting fishery for 2020. The Minister said that “This agreement provides...
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